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Oral History Interview with Lin Williams, September 3, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lin Williams. Williams joined the Army in November 1942 after spending a year in the Civilian Conservation Corps. He received basic training at Fort Meade and joined the 4th Cavalry. He was sent to California for desert training but sailed to England in February 1943. He landed on an island off the coast of Utah Beach before dawn on D-Day. There was no German opposition, but 19 men were killed and 55 injured by land mines. Williams was at Oppenheim on V-E Day and began preparing for deployment to the Pacific. When the war ended, Williams instead returned home and was discharged.
Date:
September 3, 2008
Creator:
Williams, Lin
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Morton Wood, July 3, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Morton Wood. Wood was studying Mechanical Engineering and serving in the ROTC unit at Virginia Tech when World War II began. He completed college, then Officer Candidate School and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Coast Artillery Corps beginning June of 1944. He was assigned to the 66th Infantry Division (the Black Panther Division), 264th Infantry Regiment and was given command of the 3rd Platoon. He traveled to England aboard a passenger liner converted to a troopship, the SS L???opoldville, on 24 December 1944. While sailing between Southampton and Cherbourg, the ship was torpedoed and sunk by the U-486. Wood describes this event, including the loss of 7 men from his platoon and their rescue by the HMS Brilliant (H84). With his division, Wood contained Germans in both Saint-Nazaire and Lorient in France. He was discharged in late 1945 and was recalled in 1951 for the Korean War. He describes this experience, including serving with the 1st Cavalry Division and getting wounded.
Date:
July 3, 2008
Creator:
Wood, Morton
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Tommy W. Shaffer, May 3, 2008
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Tommy Shaffer. Shaffer was born in Florence, Texas 31 August 1926. He received his draft notice in 1944 and joined the United States Navy. After attending boot camp at San Diego, California he went aboard the USS Sangamon (CVE-26) in February 1945 as second loader on a 40mm gun. He describes the attack at Okinawa by Japanese aircraft and tells of one plane dropping a bomb on the ship just before crashing into the flight deck and the actions of the damage control unit. The ship passed through the Panama Canal on its way to Newport News, Virginia for repairs. She arrived in June 1945. He tells of his transfer to the moth ball fleet and he describes his duties in this job prior to his discharge.
Date:
May 3, 2008
Creator:
Shaffer, Tommy
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 116, No. 131, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 3, 2008
Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 3, 2008
Creator:
Brown, Gloria
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 88, No. 247, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 3, 2008
Creator:
Clements, Clifford E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 2008
Weekly newspaper from Comanche, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 3, 2008
Creator:
Wilkerson, James C., III
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 2008
Weekly newspaper from Dublin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 3, 2008
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 2008
Weekly newspaper from Comanche, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 3, 2008
Creator:
Wilkerson, James C., III
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Weekly newspaper from Clifton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 3, 2008
Creator:
Smith, W. Leon
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Today Cedar Hill (Duncanville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 2008
Weekly newspaper published in Duncanville, Texas that includes local Cedar Hill, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 3, 2008
Creator:
Morris, Angel Jenkins
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 62, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 3, 2008
Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 3, 2008
Creator:
Reddell, Valerie
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 49, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Weekly newspaper from Clifton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 3, 2008
Creator:
Smith, W. Leon
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History